What is the difference between .fits and .rgba?
- Extension
- .fits
- .rgba
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Raster Image
- Raster Image
- Developer
- IAU FITS Working Group
- SGI
- Description
- The Flexible Image Transport System (FITS) file format is a digital file format used primarily in astronomy for storing, transmitting, and analyzing scientific images and data. Developed in the late 1970s, FITS was designed to provide a standard for the interchange of astronomical data, facilitating the sharing and analysis of data among astronomers and researchers worldwide.
- An RGBA file is a color bitmap image format created by Silicon Graphics (SGI). It is similar to the .RGB file as it supports color RGB channels with an alpha channel.
- MIME Type
- image/fits
- image/x-rgb
- Sample
- sample.fits
- sample.rgba
- Wikipedia
- .fits on Wikipedia
- .rgba on Wikipedia